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Today on the live chat, we discuss whether Alex Pereira is a tough fight for Jon Jones now. We also get into whether Merab Dvalishvili is already Fighter of the Year, the Bad Bunny Super Bowl controversy and more.

This is episode 273 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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I kick off today's show with some stories from my week that you have to hear. After that, why isn't anybody talking about a trilogy between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev? And in more UFC 320 fallout, Sean O’Malley says he’s the only one who can beat Merab Dvalishvili. Plus, the UFC rankings FINALLY got it right!

And with the UFC rumored to be targeting Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje as the headliner for their Paramount debut, where does that leave Paddy Pimblett? Also, there’s a lot of speculation surrounding Conor McGregor’s 18-month suspension. And finally, as Ian Machado Garry gets ready to face Belal Muhammad at UFC Qatar in November, I have to admit - I’ve missed the Irishman!

CHAPTERS:

• Stories from my week (00:00)
• No discussions of Pereira vs. Ankalaev trilogy (08:08)
• O’Malley: Only I can beat Merab (16:23)
• UFC rankings (28:15)
• Sean Strickland's title plans (37:57)
• Topuria vs. Gaethje? (46:20)
• McGregor speculation (55:14)
• I've missed Garry (1:05:24)

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On Episode 3,608, the guys had a UFC show to preview and also had two guests, Youssef Zalal & Yana Santos, who both got wins at UFC 320.

 Joel & SP3 get you ready for Bound For Glory with a TNA iMPACT! Review for Oct 10, 2025:

• TNA Champion Trick Williams opens the show
• Bound For Glory KO Title contract signing for Kelani Jordan vs. Indi Hartwell
• NO DQ: Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young
• Matt Cardona vs. Ryan Nemeth
• Mustafa Ali vs. JDC

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On today's episode of Good Guy/Bad Guy, DC & Chael dive into the news surrounding Conor McGregor and how he is facing an 18 month suspension for "whereabout failures". Only thing to say is that Chael P. Sonnen was right! The guys dive into what "whereabout failures" mean and how this suspension comes about. With Conor's suspension scheduled to end in March of 2026, and the White House event taking place in June... does this make it more likely that McGregor's return will in fact happen? Plus, does Youssef Zalal have a case, following his win vs Josh Emmett last weekend, to be next for featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski? DC breaks out the pen and paper to matchmake the division. And, the fight of the year took place Tuesday night on Dana White's Contender Series... Why did Chael believe the wrong person won?

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On today's episode of Good Guy/Bad Guy, DC & Chael dive into the news surrounding Conor McGregor and how he is facing an 18 month suspension for "whereabout failures". Only thing to say is that Chael P. Sonnen was right! The guys dive into what "whereabout failures" mean and how this suspension comes about. With Conor's suspension scheduled to end in March of 2026, and the White House event taking place in June... does this make it more likely that McGregor's return will in fact happen? Plus, does Youssef Zalal have a case, following his win vs Josh Emmett last weekend, to be next for featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski? DC breaks out the pen and paper to matchmake the division. And, the fight of the year took place Tuesday night on Dana White's Contender Series... Why did Chael believe the wrong person won?

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Alex Pereira and Merab Dvalishvili left T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as UFC champions following a wild UFC 320 event this past Saturday night. While Dvalishvili has his eye on a rematch with Petr Yan, Pereira has a lot of options ahead of him, including a mega-fight against Jon Jones at heavyweight.

On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel puts a bow on the UFC 320 festivities, and discuss where Pereira and Dvalishvili go, along with other standout moments such as Jiri Prochazka's wild comeback knockout in the featured bout. Additionally, topics may include Conor McGregor getting popped with an 18-month suspension under the UFC anti-doping policy and the weirdness surrounding it, Saturday's UFC Rio event headlined by a lightweight matchup between Charles Oliveira and Mateusz Gamrot, and much more.

MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee turn the programming over to the viewers for a special Q&A edition of the program.

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